Health

Sports success not necessarily related to specialization

Specializing in one sport early in a child's athletic career is often touted as a way to gain that elusive college scholarship or even go on to the pros. However, researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic ...

Surgery

Sports specialization may lead to more lower extremity injuries

Better education to coaches and parents about the effects of single sport specialization is critical, say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in ...

Pediatrics

Almost 2 million U.S. kids get concussions a year: study

(HealthDay)—Close to 2 million U.S. children and teens may suffer concussions annually, say researchers who add that the prevalence of head injuries among American youth has been underestimated for years.

Health

Return-to-learn as important as return-to-play after concussion

Student-athletes who get a concussion often return to school within a week but still have significant problems in the classroom and cannot perform at a normal academic level, according to a new study—suggesting the need ...

Neuroscience

Previous mental distress may slow concussion recovery

(HealthDay)—Athletes may take longer to recover after a concussion if they had psychosomatic symptoms—aches and pains caused by mental distress—before their head injury, new research suggests.

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